jueves, 31 de mayo de 2018

Sistema ‘Procon-Ten’ de Audi: Cuando cables de acero y poleas sustituían a los airbag

Puede que no lo recuerdes, pero a finales de la década de 1980 y comienzos de 1990 se puso muy de moda el uso de pegatinas en los automóviles como técnica comercial para aumentar las ventas. En realidad, era más o menos como un frenesí de pegatinas, y ya no os quiero ni contar lo que […]

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Autoliv's electronics business Veoneer wins record orders ahead of spinoff

Autoliv said it had seen record order intake over the past year for its electronics business, Veoneer, which makes products such as radars and vision systems.

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Al Lamborghini Urus le va a salir un hermano gemelo… ¡Made in China!

Nunca me cansaré de hablaros de las virtudes del Lamborghini Urus. Hace relativamente poco os contaba que el modelo parece estar decidido a robarle el trono de las ventas al Huracán, pues según afirma el CEO de la firma automotriz, Stefano Domenicali, los pedidos del segundo súper SUV de la compañía han superado las expectativas y el fabricante […]

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UK production rises 5% in April, ending run of declines

British car production overturned several months of declines to rise 5.2 percent in April, boosted by new and updated models and a comparatively poor performance in the same month last year due to the timing of Easter.

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Marchionne's grand finale entails expanding Jeep, shrinking Fiat, reports say

Sergio Marchionne's last hurrah as CEO of Fiat Chrysler entails betting the automaker's future on Jeeps and Maseratis while downsizing its namesake brands, Bloomberg reported.

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Jaguar Land Rover steers toward hands-free off-roading with robo-SUVs

Jaguar Land Rover is working on self-driving technology capable of handling all types of terrain and weather. The goal is to combine acoustic sensors, cameras, radar and LiDAR technology to enable a car to assess and react to its surroundings.

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India delays plan to roll out 10,000 electric cars to 2019

India has pushed back a deadline to put thousands of battery-driven cars on the road by nearly a year, in a setback to its ambitions of having electric vehicles account for about a third of its fleet by 2030.

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